Thanks for video and great instruction! My rear brake was the primary issue so I liked that you started there. Next I have to figure out if I’ll follow your coolant flush directions. Looks like a lot of work🧐
Thank you for the videos you make on this type of bike. We purchased ours last month. 06 VTX 180C2 i do have 1 question regarding the sissy bar . where did you buy the arm rest for that type of sissy bar. those your flip back to be able to sit on? if you could share any or all info on it . We've been trying to find 1 and that one seems like it might work. I thank you in advance.
thanks for the info on the brake bleed procedure. One concern...I didn't hear in the video if you put new brake pads on. If you didn't, its possible you still have that front reservoir overfilled. Next time you go to replace front brake pads and compress the brake cylinders in, you may find there is too much fluid. Just a bit of feedback. great video with good details though. Thanks....i have an 02 VTX 1800C . Bought it when they first came out. 38k miles and my wife and I have LOVED this bike. Considering the Ultimate Seat upgrade over the winter.
It wasn't overfilled, but that's sharing. BTW, I'm also considering a seat upgrade. Stock is extremely hard. A lot of people recommend Ultimate seats. What are you gonna get?
@@dcfgarage Thats the one i am considering as well. The ultimate. I need to call them and get more details, but i have pretty much decided to try it. Going to order the whole set, driver/passenger/ and both back rests
@@dcfgarage will do. I am mainly doing it for the wife. She hates the OEM passenger pad....LOL. And yes, its like 900 bucks total, so it better be REAL good.
Good deal, thanks especially for the bedding explanation, beautiful bike! Dumb question. I pulled all my pads at the same time the other day to see how much life I had on them. and like an idiot squeezed the rear brake pedal after I put the rear ones back but before I put the front ones back on. Now the center pistons that run off the rear braking on the front are pushed out. I have one caliper off but still connected, and even with the rear reservoir uncapped, I cant get the piston to slide back in, tried vice grips and a C clamp already. I need to bleed them anyways, think this will free the pistons back up when I crack the bleeders on them? i feel like they should already back off with the reservoir open. but I think I remember reading about a proportioning valve also being part of the system before....
Hi Gene. I would try to compress the center cylinders for both front calipers while bleeding the fluid into a bottle, with the reservoir closed. That should equalize the proportioning valve again. You probably noticed that the rear fluid reservoir when down significantly when you did that, right?
Thanks for the Video. I was wondering why the front brakes had a second bleeder valve. So I went back to rebleed my real brakes. In doing so, the center piston bleeder valve on my RT front brake, no fluid ever came out. It didn't even drop the vacuum I was pulling. Any idea what going on?
The rear caliper is linked to the front calipers so the lower bleeder valves on each front caliper is coordinated with the back caliper. Front brake system bleeders are second valves on top of front caliper and their reservoir is on the handlebars- not connected to rear reservoir on the frame above foot pedal.
My rear brake refuses the bleed and the caliper doesn't do anything, front works. What could be my issue? Bike had sat for 10 years and recently has been getting full service.
Thanks for video and great instruction! My rear brake was the primary issue so I liked that you started there. Next I have to figure out if I’ll follow your coolant flush directions. Looks like a lot of work🧐
I’m buying a 1800 this year and I’ll be following all your videos even the de smog thanks man ✊🏿
Thank you for the videos you make on this type of bike. We purchased ours last month. 06 VTX 180C2 i do have 1 question regarding the sissy bar . where did you buy the arm rest for that type of sissy bar. those your flip back to be able to sit on? if you could share any or all info on it . We've been trying to find 1 and that one seems like it might work. I thank you in advance.
Thanks for the vids! Bike is beautiful mine has been thru it
Right on!
thanks for the info on the brake bleed procedure. One concern...I didn't hear in the video if you put new brake pads on. If you didn't, its possible you still have that front reservoir overfilled. Next time you go to replace front brake pads and compress the brake cylinders in, you may find there is too much fluid. Just a bit of feedback. great video with good details though. Thanks....i have an 02 VTX 1800C . Bought it when they first came out. 38k miles and my wife and I have LOVED this bike. Considering the Ultimate Seat upgrade over the winter.
It wasn't overfilled, but that's sharing. BTW, I'm also considering a seat upgrade. Stock is extremely hard. A lot of people recommend Ultimate seats. What are you gonna get?
@@dcfgarage Thats the one i am considering as well. The ultimate. I need to call them and get more details, but i have pretty much decided to try it. Going to order the whole set, driver/passenger/ and both back rests
@@rbljackson I'd also change both. What keeps me from doing it now is the $$$. Let me know if you get them and if they really make a difference.
@@dcfgarage will do. I am mainly doing it for the wife. She hates the OEM passenger pad....LOL. And yes, its like 900 bucks total, so it better be REAL good.
@@rbljackson LOL! I bought a buttybuddy for the wife. It's working for her, but not great.
Good deal, thanks especially for the bedding explanation, beautiful bike!
Dumb question. I pulled all my pads at the same time the other day to see how much life I had on them. and like an idiot squeezed the rear brake pedal after I put the rear ones back but before I put the front ones back on.
Now the center pistons that run off the rear braking on the front are pushed out. I have one caliper off but still connected, and even with the rear reservoir uncapped, I cant get the piston to slide back in, tried vice grips and a C clamp already.
I need to bleed them anyways, think this will free the pistons back up when I crack the bleeders on them? i feel like they should already back off with the reservoir open. but I think I remember reading about a proportioning valve also being part of the system before....
Hi Gene. I would try to compress the center cylinders for both front calipers while bleeding the fluid into a bottle, with the reservoir closed. That should equalize the proportioning valve again. You probably noticed that the rear fluid reservoir when down significantly when you did that, right?
@@dcfgarage yep. Will give it a shot, thanks.
Thanks for the Video. I was wondering why the front brakes had a second bleeder valve. So I went back to rebleed my real brakes. In doing so, the center piston bleeder valve on my RT front brake, no fluid ever came out. It didn't even drop the vacuum I was pulling. Any idea what going on?
The rear caliper is linked to the front calipers so the lower bleeder valves on each front caliper is coordinated with the back caliper. Front brake system bleeders are second valves on top of front caliper and their reservoir is on the handlebars- not connected to rear reservoir on the frame above foot pedal.
My rear brake refuses the bleed and the caliper doesn't do anything, front works. What could be my issue? Bike had sat for 10 years and recently has been getting full service.
10 years... cylinder is probably frozen in the caliper. You need to rebuild it.
Does your vtx pop when changing gear
No. Only when decel
What size hose for the bleeder screw and where can you buy it
It is a 1/4 inch internal diameter and I bought it at home depot
@@dcfgarage is that the same size for all the bleeder screws on vtx 1800
@@johns4737 they're all the same
@@dcfgarage thank you
Great Video Thanks 😊
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